महाभारतः
mahābhārataḥ
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book-3, chapter-186, verse-25
यज्ञप्रतिनिधिः पार्थ दानप्रतिनिधिस्तथा ।
व्रतप्रतिनिधिश्चैव तस्मिन्काले प्रवर्तते ॥२५॥
व्रतप्रतिनिधिश्चैव तस्मिन्काले प्रवर्तते ॥२५॥
25. yajñapratinidhiḥ pārtha dānapratinidhistathā ,
vratapratinidhiścaiva tasminkāle pravartate.
vratapratinidhiścaiva tasminkāle pravartate.
25.
yājñapratinidhiḥ pārtha dānapratinidhiḥ tathā
vratapratinidhiḥ ca eva tasmin kāle pravartate
vratapratinidhiḥ ca eva tasmin kāle pravartate
25.
O Pārtha, in that time, substitutes for Vedic ritual (yajña), similarly substitutes for charity (dāna), and indeed substitutes for vows will become prevalent.
Words meanings summery:
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- याज्ञप्रतिनिधिः (yājñapratinidhiḥ) - substitute for a sacrifice, representative of a sacrifice
- पार्थ (pārtha) - O Arjuna (O son of Pṛthā)
- दानप्रतिनिधिः (dānapratinidhiḥ) - substitute for charity, representative of charity
- तथा (tathā) - similarly, in the same way, thus
- व्रतप्रतिनिधिः (vratapratinidhiḥ) - substitute for a vow, representative of a vow
- च (ca) - and
- एव (eva) - indeed, only, just
- तस्मिन् (tasmin) - in that
- काले (kāle) - in that era/time (in time, at the proper time, in the season)
- प्रवर्तते (pravartate) - it proceeds, it takes place, it becomes prevalent
Words meanings and morphology
याज्ञप्रतिनिधिः (yājñapratinidhiḥ) - substitute for a sacrifice, representative of a sacrifice
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of yājñapratinidhi
yājñapratinidhi - a substitute for a sacrifice, a representative of a sacrifice
Compound type : tatpurusha (yajña+pratinidhi)
- yajña – sacrifice, ritual, offering
noun (masculine)
Root: yaj (class 1) - pratinidhi – substitute, representative, agent
noun (masculine)
Prefixes: prati+ni
Root: dhā (class 3)
पार्थ (pārtha) - O Arjuna (O son of Pṛthā)
(proper noun)
Vocative, masculine, singular of pārtha
pārtha - son of Pṛthā
derived from Pṛthā with suffix -a denoting descendant
दानप्रतिनिधिः (dānapratinidhiḥ) - substitute for charity, representative of charity
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of dānapratinidhi
dānapratinidhi - a substitute for charity, a representative of charity
Compound type : tatpurusha (dāna+pratinidhi)
- dāna – gift, charity, giving
noun (neuter)
Root: dā (class 1) - pratinidhi – substitute, representative, agent
noun (masculine)
Prefixes: prati+ni
Root: dhā (class 3)
तथा (tathā) - similarly, in the same way, thus
(indeclinable)
व्रतप्रतिनिधिः (vratapratinidhiḥ) - substitute for a vow, representative of a vow
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of vratapratinidhi
vratapratinidhi - a substitute for a vow, a representative of a vow
Compound type : tatpurusha (vrata+pratinidhi)
- vrata – vow, religious observance, sacred duty
noun (neuter)
Root: vṛ (class 5) - pratinidhi – substitute, representative, agent
noun (masculine)
Prefixes: prati+ni
Root: dhā (class 3)
च (ca) - and
(indeclinable)
एव (eva) - indeed, only, just
(indeclinable)
तस्मिन् (tasmin) - in that
(pronoun)
Locative, masculine, singular of tad
tad - that
काले (kāle) - in that era/time (in time, at the proper time, in the season)
(noun)
Locative, masculine, singular of kāla
kāla - time, period, era
प्रवर्तते (pravartate) - it proceeds, it takes place, it becomes prevalent
(verb)
3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of vṛt
Prefix: pra
Root: vṛt (class 1)